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IPC Launches Industry Leading FX Hub Solution - Enables Alpha Generation, Liquidity Sourcing And Risk Mitigation In The Global FX Markets

Date 10/05/2016

IPC Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of specialized communications and managed network-as-a-service solutions for the financial trading community, today announced that it has launched FX Hub, a low latency, co-located performance solution engineered to address the industry's most complex trading challenges. IPC's FX Hub is centered at the heart of the global foreign exchange markets, specifically Equinix's International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centers in New York (NY4), London (LD4), Tokyo (TY3), and Singapore (SG2) as well as other major FX centers such as Moscow, Chicago, Frankfurt and Zurich; all with access to IPC's vast community of financial market participants and positioned locally with low latency access via IPC's dark fiber rings to key FX liquidity providers and dealers.

ISDA - Cross-Border Fragmentation Of Global Interest Rate Derivatives: Second Half 2015 Update

Date 10/05/2016

The fracturing of the global interest rate swaps market that emerged in the aftermath of US swap execution facility rules coming into force shows no signs of reversing. Although concerns over market fragmentation have been apparent for almost three years, some liquidity pools continue to be split on US and non-US lines.

Brexit Bad For Financial Services Clients Says CISI Survey - CISI Survey Says No To Brexit

Date 10/05/2016

A majority of financial services practitioners have indicated that Brexit would be bad for their clients, according to the latest online survey by the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI).

Bats Europe Successfully Operates Exchange From Disaster Recovery Facility - Company Executes Critical Infrastructure Test On May 5, 2016

Date 10/05/2016

Bats Europe, Europe’s largest stock exchange, today announced the successful operation of its European business from the exchange’s disaster recovery (DR) office. The test constitutes a critical part of Bats Europe’s Business Continuity Planning (BCP) process.

Warsaw Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics For April 2016

Date 10/05/2016

Warsaw Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics for April 2016 are now available:

For Main Market Statistics click here

For NewConnect Alternative Market Statistics click here

Thai Bourse Market Report For April 2016

Date 10/05/2016

• SET Index at 1,404.61 points, up 9.1 pct from end-2015, highest in the region
• Average daily securities trading value rose 3.0 pct y-o-y to THB 43.7 bln.
• Market cap at THB 13.7 trillion, up 8.7 pct from end-2015
• Foreign investors bought a net THB 12.7 bln so far this year, while being net sellers in April.
• Derivatives trading jumped by 8 pct y-o-y to185,463 contracts per day.

HKEX: Re-appointment Of Chairman Approved

Date 10/05/2016

Reference is made to the announcement of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEX”) dated 29 April 2016 in relation to the re-appointment of Mr Chow Chung Kong (“Mr Chow”) as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of HKEX (“Chairman”).

Deutsche Börse Cash Market: UBS ETF On Emerging Market Bonds With Currency Hedge Launched On Xetra - ETF Tracks More Than 100 Government And Quasi-Government Bonds From Over 60 Emerging Markets

Date 10/05/2016

A new UBS Global Asset Management bond index ETF has been tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday.

Abu Dhabi Global Market Sets Out Proposal For FinTech Regulatory Framework In The UAE

Date 10/05/2016

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) today published a public consultation paper setting out its proposal for a “Regulatory Laboratory” (“RegLab”), a tailored framework that allows firms deploying innovative technology in the financial services sector (“FinTech participants”) to conduct their activities in a controlled and cost-effective environment.

Bryan, Garnier & Co Expands Its Equity Capital Markets Capabilities With The Hiring Of Pierre Kiecolt-Wahl As Managing Director - ECM

Date 10/05/2016

Bryan, Garnier & Co, the leading pan-European Investment Bank focusing on growth companies, is pleased to announce that Pierre Kiecolt-Wahl has joined the firm as Managing Director, ECM, where he will lead Bryan, Garnier & Co’s equity capital markets efforts throughout Europe.